By Months: Siim Pohlak
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
11.2025
6 Speeches
Economic views are fiscally critical, emphasizing that the state budget has been driven into a critical condition under the Reform Party's leadership, forcing the government to seek revenue by housing prisoners. There is a demand for the abolition of the car tax, and concern is expressed that high inflation, combined with the prisoner housing agreement, could result in additional costs for the Estonian taxpayer.
09.2025
2 Speeches
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06.2025
1 Speeches
Economic perspectives indirectly concern the financial sustainability of the cultural sector and major events, which is currently under significant pressure due to the prevailing situation. The speaker calls for changes that would ensure the viability of these events.
05.2025
18 Speeches
The speaker is a strong advocate for tax cuts (reducing VAT from 22% to 20% and zeroing out fuel excise duties), viewing this as the sole method for easing inflation and boosting economic growth. He opposes high labor taxes and market concentration, stressing that tax hikes disproportionately burden lower-income individuals and businesses. He believes that tax reductions will improve money circulation and ultimately translate into lower prices thanks to market competition.
04.2025
5 Speeches
The economic platform focuses on supporting families through state subsidies (for vehicles and housing) and opposes taxes that burden families (such as the motor vehicle tax). They support investments in domestic energy production (oil shale, combined heat and power plants) and remain skeptical of the economic rationale behind the green transition, citing concerns about energy poverty and suspecting profit-making schemes related to wind farms.
03.2025
7 Speeches
Economic views are strongly pro-business, emphasizing the need to solve the energy price issue as the central problem facing the economy. It favors controllable energy solutions (modernization of oil shale, cogeneration plants) over unstable wind energy, viewing this approach as the route to higher wages and economic growth. It criticizes the government's policies, which are leading to job shortages and the closure of businesses.
02.2025
4 Speeches
The speaker strongly emphasizes the urgent need to keep electricity prices low (4–5 cents/kWh) to ensure the competitiveness of Estonian businesses. Significant concern is voiced regarding the poor state of the economy, and there is a warning that high prices will force companies to shut down. The rationale behind expensive energy projects (2.5 billion) is criticized, with the speaker stressing that this money ultimately comes out of someone's pocket.
01.2025
14 Speeches
The speaker advocates stimulating economic growth by cutting taxes, directly opposing the government’s policy of tax hikes. He is demanding that the VAT on foodstuffs be lowered and the proposed car tax be scrapped entirely, arguing that high taxes reduce both consumption and investment, ultimately driving businesses into bankruptcy. He supports the success of companies and individuals, rather than the state reaching into their pockets for money.